Voodoo is described as a set of religious beliefs and underground rituals originating from colonial French Catholicism and African culture. Voodoo cultural form is followed by French, Spanish, African Americans and its practice is also widely visible in Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad, and other Antillean areas. The meaning of Voodoo is “spirit” according to the Fon language. This force is powerful and mysterious which can affect daily life of believer. Although voodoo is shown as evil in cinemas, voodoo worships are not used for bad purposes. It’s a myth that voodoo is all about black magic, zombies, raising the dead. At the same time many characteristics of Pagan and catholic religion are common in voodoo practices. Now days, voodoo is exercised by many people and it’s widespread in Africa, the Caribbean and America. Much variation exists in acts and rituals performed, still foremost principles remains intact: to heal the individual person in relation with him/her, with others and finally with their supreme power. Voodoo has its origin in Africa. African slaves took it with them to America, Caribbean countries and they gradually changed some rituals to look identical with worship practices of their owners. Substitution of true names of gods, ancestral spirits with Catholic saint’s is a very good example of this change. Voodoo preachers gradually distinguished the similarities between their belief and Catholics. |
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